Staff Product Designer, Pro Design

The opportunity

At Adobe, we’re crafting the future of creativity. Our tools power millions of people, from designers to emerging creators, across design, imaging, video, illustration, and more.

We’re at a pivotal moment as AI transforms how creative work is imagined and produced. This is an opportunity to help define the next generation of professional creative software by rethinking workflows, interfaces, and systems. These enable people to develop in entirely new ways.

The Role

Adobe Design is a globally distributed team of around 700 designers, researchers, prototypers, and program managers. We are hiring a Staff Designer to join the Pro Design team.

We’re looking for a systems-minded designer who thrives in ambiguity, moves fluidly between vision and detail, and uses modern tools, including AI, to explore and validate ideas quickly.

In this role, you will operate at both strategic and executional levels, driving design direction across complex product areas. You will partner closely with product, engineering, and research to find opportunities, define future-facing experiences, and deliver high-quality solutions used by millions of creatives worldwide.

You bring strong domain expertise in areas such as graphic design, vector graphics, 3D, motion, and AI. You understand the nuances of creative tools and use that perspective to inform thoughtful, high-quality product decisions.

What you’ll do

• Drive design vision and strategy across key areas of Adobe’s professional design ecosystem
• Define and evolve end-to-end workflows that enhance how creatives work across devices and surfaces
• Explore and communicate ideas through sketches, storyboards, high-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes
• Use AI and modern prototyping tools to rapidly iterate on concepts and rethink creative workflows
• Apply your knowledge to inform product decisions and elevate the quality of creative tooling
• Partner within Adobe to shape roadmap, scope, and execution
• Clearly articulate design decisions using research, data, and strong product thinking
• Mentor and guide other designers, improving craft, systems thinking, and building quality
• Contribute to and influence design systems and cross-product consistency
• Lead and participate in critiques, fostering a culture of thoughtful feedback and continuous improvement

What you need to succeed

Must-haves:

• Strong foundation in one or more creative domains such as graphic design, vector graphics, 3D design, or motion, with the ability to translate that knowledge into product design decisions
• Proven experience leading complex product design initiatives, typically with 8+ years in product, UX, or interaction design
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design thinking, from early concept through shipped work
• Experience designing for mobile and/or web applications at scale
• Ability to connect high-quality design craft with product strategy and user needs
• Experience working through ambiguity and driving clarity in complex systems
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, capable of influencing cross-functional partners
• Experience mentoring or guiding other designers
• Commitment to inclusive and accessible design practices

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience designing tools for creative professionals such as designers, artists, or video editors
• Experience shaping platform-level experiences or design systems
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design workflows or tools, including prototyping, concept generation, or creative tooling

Preferred Accessibility Design Skills

• Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.
• Understanding of applying WCAG conformance criteria in design, specifically testing comps, wireframes, and prototypes for accessibility standards.
• Accessibility certifications CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from the IAAP preferred.

How to apply

• To be considered, please submit your resume and portfolio.
• We care deeply about your process. Include case studies that show how your work evolved. Early explorations, tradeoffs, and challenges are just as valuable as polished outcomes.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $146,300 -- $274,300 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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